Healthcare Careers
Vital Signs
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Medical Abbreviations & Terminology
100

This healthcare professional often takes your blood pressure and rooming information before you see the provider.

What is a Medical Assistant?

100

This vital sign measures how fast your heart is beating.

What is Pulse/Heart Rate?

100

The most important way to prevent the spread of germs is proper ______.

What is Handwashing/Hand Hygiene?

100

This is the first area most patients visit when arriving for an appointment.

What is the Reception/Check-In Desk?

100

This abbreviation stands for "nothing by mouth."

What is NPO?

200

This healthcare professional specializes in helping patients improve movement and recover from injuries.

What is a Physical Therapist?


200

Normal adult body temperature is approximately this many degrees Fahrenheit.

What is 98.6°F?

200

These are worn to protect your hands from contact with bodily fluids.

What are Gloves?

200

This room is where patients usually wait before seeing the provider.

What is the Waiting Room?

200

The medical term "hypertension" means this condition.

What is high blood pressure?

300

This healthcare professional uses imaging equipment to take X-rays.

What is a Radiologic Technologist/X-ray Technician?

300

This vital sign measures the force of blood against artery walls.

What is Blood Pressure?

300

This personal protective equipment covers your nose and mouth.

What is a Mask?

300

A stethoscope is commonly used to listen to these two things.

What are the Heart and Lungs?

300

This abbreviation stands for "as needed" when referring to medications.

What is PRN?

400

This healthcare professional dispenses medications and educates patients about them.

What is a Pharmacist?

400

This device is placed on your finger to measure oxygen levels.

What is a Pulse Oximeter?

400

Before entering and after leaving a patient room, healthcare workers should perform this.

What is Hand Hygiene?

400

This document contains important information about a patient's health history and visit.

What is a Medical Record/Chart?

400

The medical term "tachycardia" means this is happening to the heart.

What is a fast heart rate?

500

This healthcare professional develops and coordinates educational programs for nurses and healthcare staff.

What is a Nurse Educator?

500

The four basic vital signs are temperature, pulse, respirations, and this.

What is Blood Pressure?

500

Germs that cause illness are often called these.

What are Pathogens?

500

Before performing any procedure, healthcare workers should verify a patient's identity using at least these two identifiers.

What are Name and Date of Birth?

500

The prefix "brady-" means this.

What is slow?

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